It is not. If it were, there would be no regression or correlation.
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the dependent variable changes with the independent variable. the independent variable only changes when changed by the experimenter. Time is usually an independent variable.
An independent variable doesn't depend on anything else in the equation. YOU get to decide what it is, and it can be whatever you want. That's why it's called "independent" ... the only thing it depends on is YOUR whim.
the experimental variable is like the independent variable, which is the only thing you can change in a science experiment, and the dependent variables are the things that stay the same.
Not necessarily. It will be if it is the only independent variable in the system.
In a control, the scientists know what to expect what will happen in an experiment... it is used for comparison.A variable is pretty simple. All it is, is the thing in the experiment that changes. There is usually only one of them in an experiment, and there are two kinds... Im sure you are familiar with them.-An independent variable is when the scientist controls what they are looking for-A dependent variable scientists dont control directly, but they measure for results